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Skriven 2013-09-14 16:39:13 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 4596 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> We have some of those too. We had the music and art classes still
 RH> when

-> We had them all the way up thru junior high as part of standard
-> instruction.

 RH> We had art that far up, but music disappeared around 5th grade.  The
 RH> school did have a band.

Our school had a band and various choral groups but the music program
went downhill after my freshman year of high school. We'd had a
husband/wife team for all the music programs (K-12) for about 12 years
but they left and the school board hired whoever they could to fill in.
After I left the area (college, then got married and moved to NC), I had
(have) no idea of how the program survived.

->  RH> in school.  These days everyone "teaches to the test".

-> In public school, anyway. Challenger (and other private schools) don't
-> have to so the kids actually learn to think for themselves.

 RH> Private schools here can do that too. Homeschoolers of course are
 RH> another matter. A lot of those kids out-perform the public school
 RH> kids.

True, I've noticed in some of the national contests (Spelliing Bee,
Geography Bee) how the home schoolers out perform all other kids. We
thought abou it for our girls but the support structure was minimal, at
best, when they started. Came back from Germany in 1992 and home
schooling had boomed but it was too late for us. One good thing about
home schooling--school lunches gave lessons in math and nutrition
(science) that public schools didn't offer. The Challenger schools in LV
get their lunches from a catering company. I've seen some of the menus
and I think they specialise in meals for day cares, schools, etc because
the meals are kid friendly type.

->  RH> Unless you get good tips, it's hardly worth working.

-> True, but carrying heavy dishes, putting up with rude customers, etc
-> makes for a short career, no matter how good tips are. Besides, now you
-> are expected to count them as part of your income so your employer
-> doesn't pay you even minimum wage in a lot of places. Not a job I'd
-> want.

 RH> Me neither, especially now.

Same here.

-> -> plate on the stack. Sometimes I've had to put 2 or 3 aside before
-> -> getting a clean one.

->  RH> Ewww.  It doesn't surprise me though.

-> It'll make you think twice next time you go to a buffet.

 RH> I don't eat out much, so I don't worry about it.  I have found some
 RH> dirty plates in a buffet line though.

So you know why I look at them.

->  RH> It might, but it would still smell like dog shortly thereafter.

-> So would a tomato juiced dog.

 RH> But at least it would be pink and funny-looking.

It doesn't last long as I recall. We did it with our dogs.


-> (mugs)
-> -> to because they're that sort. A Berlin Christkindlmart one that had
-> -> gluwein in, is in that category.

->  RH> I had one of those here once; it was from a thrift store however,
 RH> so
->  RH> no memories attached. It went to a friend who's a serious Christmas
->  RH> stuff
->  RH> collector out in California.  They don't ever see those out there.

-> I have one of those, drank the gluwein as I wandered the market. (G)

 RH> I've never had mulled wine of any sort.  The cup ended up with the
 RH> lady's grandkid, who put cocoa in it.  Just the right size for a 5
 RH> year-old.

Or an adult who doesn't want a large drink.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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